Words of the Wise

1.) Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish. --Charles Caleb Colton

2.) The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world. --Charles Caleb Colton

3.) The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. --Benjamin Franklin

4.) The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. --"Smile" Zingers

5.) Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal. -- E. Joseph Cossman

6.) Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.

7.) Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you a mechanic.

8.) "A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult." --Proverbs 12:16

9.) Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. -- Italian Proverb

10.) Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. -- Malayan Proverb

11.) When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. -- African Proverb

12.) A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. -- Chinese Proverb

13.) Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. -- Chinese Proverb

14.) The best armor is to keep out of range. -- Italian Proverb

15.) Call on God, but row away from the rocks. -- Indian Proverb

16.) Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. -- Czech Proverb

17.) Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. -- Swedish Proverb

18.) Forget injuries, never forget kindness'. -- Chinese Proverb

19.) He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. -- Chinese Proverb

20.) He who hurries can not walk with dignity. -- Chinese Proverb

21.) If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of he game, the stakes, and the quitting time. -- Chinese proverb

22.) If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot. -- Italian Proverb

23.) Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand. -- Native American Proverb

24.) Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. -- Spanish Proverb

25.) A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.

26.) When you smile at the world, the world smiles back.

27.) He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. --Benjamin Franklin

28.) You can't open other people's eyes unless you've your own open.

29.) Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

30.) Jumping to conclusions seldom leads to happy landing.

31.) Although roses have thorns, thorns have roses.

32.) To error is human, but when the eraser wears out a head of the pencil, you are overdoing it.

33.) It is easier to enrich ourselves with a thousand virtues than to correct ourselves of a single fault.

34.) A harmful truth is better than a useful lie. --Thomas Mann

35.) Make new friends. But don't forget the old.

36.) Patience is the leading character of great minds.

37.) To love someone means to see him as God intended him. --Feodor Dostoevsky

38.) People who want to cover-up their own flaws look for weak points in others. --Heinz Caspers

39.) You cannot control the length of your life. But you can control the depth and height. --Catholic Digest

40.) Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.

41.) Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.

42.) Small streams of caring become a pool of love.